Culiacan: Survivor of the military ambush speaks to the cameras

Last night, journalist Denise Maerker transmitted through Televisa an interview with a Mexican Marine by the name of "Roberto", a survivor of an attack against a military convoy, which occurred during a Friday morning last September 30 in Culiacan, Sinaloa, were 5 soldiers were killed and 10 more heavily injured.

The interview was conducted last Saturday, in a regional military hospital, were "Roberto" narrated how heavily armed man rescue Julio Oscar Ortiz Vega, alias "el Kevin", who had previously received medical aid from the Marines, after a firefight in Badiraguato.

The Marine thinks that the sicarios were already waiting for them, because the ambush was conducted in a place were there was no cover and was an obligated entrance into Culiacan. He indicated that the motivation to continue his military service is the "pain in his heart" after losing 5 of his man in combat.

Crying, "Roberto" told Maerker that he does not want vengeance. He also complained that a lot of members of the society are aware of illegal activities and they do not report them to the authorities. Lastly, he stated that if Mexican citizens had the courage that his man had, the situation in Mexico would be different.

The Marine Officer narrated that he was in charge of an element of the Mexican Army in the town of Bacacoragua. During one of the patrols they detected a vehicle in direction towards Huixiopa, after being ordered to stop by military forces the vehicle refuse to stop.

Moments later, one of the passengers opened fired against the military elements, which led to a firefight. The Officers in charge ordered the Marines to pursue the aggressors.

While searching for the civilians that attacked the Marines, large assault rifles were found and a male hidden in the mountains was spotted asking for help, because he receive a gunshot to the leg.

Private "Christian", who later died in the ambush in Culiacan, was the first one to perform first aid procedures to whom today is known as "el Kevin".

Private Christian, indicated Roberto that the civilian must be evacuated from the zone, because his life was in danger. It was then that military officers ordered 16 soldiers to evacuate the criminal towards Badiraguato.

The elements arrived at the first Center of Health, but it was closed. Then they proceeded to the Integral Hospital of the same town, but the resident doctors only conducted minor medical procedures and advice the Marines to take the wounded criminal to another Hospital with better medical capabilities.

It was at that moment that a Red Cross ambulance offered its transportation services. And it was there that the Badiraguato Police Department requested information on the wounded individual, and even Police elements had verbal contact with "El Kevin", according to "Roberto".

The military officer told Denisse Maerker that he never imagine that they were going to be attacked, because he didn't know that the criminal was of high importance in the criminal world, and that the priority of the military institution was to save his life.

"Roberto" narrated that the convoy had no problems during their transit to Culiacan over Federal road #15, till they made it to the capital of Sinaloa, were the road "gets smaller with only 4 lanes", till they stop at a traffic light, "by the hotels".

It was then that two heavy armored vehicles of around 3 and a half tons arrived, according to "Roberto". One of the vehicles made a "violent turn" and rammed one of the military units, while opening fire against the military elements.

"Roberto" stated, that even though they repealed the aggression, they immediately notice that the vehicles that the aggressors were using were heavily armored. It was then that "Roberto" noticed military vehicles in flames and burning bodies under them.

I couldn't do anything for them, indicated Roberto. The armed man continue firing. One of the aggressors was using a megaphone to order his sicarios to recover "El Kevin". It was then that Private Christian was executed.

"Roberto" narrated that he requested help from a cab driver that was driving through the place, but he doesn't know if he reported anything. He also remembers seeing vehicles driving through the place and slowing down, but they didn't stop to help.

He also witnessed Police pick up trucks approaching the combat zone, but then retiring from the area.

It was after the firefight was over that Policeman arrive to help them. "Roberto" asked them if he could trust them [local police]. "Roberto" witnessed desolation and chaos. His man lay dead on the ground. He asserted that he never saw an attack of such magnitude in his 20 years of military career.

When have the sicarios ambushed the military in Tamaulipas? Share the link, they always try not to have a shootout with them. If they weren't well trained CDG wouldn't exist anymore and el comándate toro would have been apprehended already. #Imfrom Matamoros and they never ambush soldiers there

Both cds and cdg have the proper equipment to kill solders but dont have the training or men to do it the only cartels who i seen do it effectivly and pritty acomplish were cjng zetas and blo the other cartels bark to much but when its time to fight they run or die

10:44 i dont think so buddy if they had fatalities and hidden then they would have done that in the ambush in culiacan , tamaulipas even get smash by federals lol you guys a bunch of idiots learn from sinaloa

There is a saying with the American Rangers that goes "if you get ambushed you deserve to die because you let yourself into that situation". I, know this is harsh and even they have been bushed many a time themselves bit this just goes to show that in Mexico if even criminals can attack the Army, what can be expected of their armed forces if an all out war with a diferent country where to arise???

6:13 what is their to learn from Sinaloa if anything they copied the tactics of the people from the east ... Snitchaloa is only good at telling stories and to why they didn't hide the story is because their were to many people around recording to hide it ... in tamaulipas most of the fire fights happen in secluded areas dumbass that's why they can hide the number of dead soldiers better

El kevin was arrested because of...?He was a suspect like any other mexican, the army and marinas had no business arresting him, maybe give him a ticket.In tamaulipas the worse narco-sicarios attack the government forces bare hand, and before they acquire weapons, after they got murdered the police and army/marinas plant them weapons on the carcasses.--The tamalipass bad guys start very young, some at 2 or 3 years old, some are even girls...

In nuevo laredo they kill alot of sicarios but the sicarios also take some soldiers down with them, even civilians claim to see. But they never report it, i gota give it to them boys in nectar lima always taking losses to the military but always keeping strong

nasty government sicario asking for "courage" from the citizens they oppress, it's the work of the sodiers, cops and every armed force to fight and die in combat protecting the citizens, that's who is supposed to die, cops, soldiers and criminals... not civilians.

The duty of a soldier according to some more illuminated is to kill the enemy, and make sure they die from their country.In the parallel worlds of the narcos and the narco-mierdocracia in power in mexico, the narcos and the mexican people have been the better behaved, because they don't know that principle, but that seems to be changing...

half of the military in mexico is colluded with the cartelsand thats a factand the other half its just waiting to fall in the hands of the money, brivery and such....not everyone is bad in this tale..but someday they will beits sad but is the truth

You are right. They even stand guard on the dirt roads leading higher into the Sierras, not letting people past as they are protecting the marijuana grows. The military then escorts them out of the mountains and into safe zones where the pot is transferred to the Narco buyers who then pay officials, police and soldiers to get it to the border. Sometimes the military helps them to harvest the pot. This is something that is known by everyone.

My buddy years ago when inland through Durango in the remote mountains by himself on his motorbike.He said he was getting surprised looks from people and he said there was military EVERYWHERE which he thought odd in such a remote area where he thought nothing much goes on.Little did he know.

Citizens are rightfully afraid to report illegal activities to the authorities. In a lot of cases, reporting illegal activity will result in the person doing the reporting getting "disappeared", killed or whatever else at the hands of the authorities. I'm sure a lot more crime would get reported if this wasn't the case.

True. find it kinda ignorant that would be said. I say let regular mexicans carry guns!!! Then let them be able to take the law into their hands. The cops don't want to help then let the people do it them selves. Viva Mexico

Julian Assange and Edward Snowden don't carry no weapons, but are some of the most hated and persecuted cacaruchas in the world, I say presidential pardons to the whistleblowers, what is the use in having them only to keep their secrets secret?Secrecy has become a weapon of the worst criminals and of some rogue nations, to the point 'communist' Ecuador terminated Assange's account, in their sanctuary embassy on the UK...By the way, you can see Ecuadorian videos of poolice attacks, rapes, torture, kidnapping by the ecuadorian police on the street and in secret at night, to protect the party of the "Social-Cristianos" that were not social nor cristianos, but stole the people's savings and gave them usurious loans and might stick beatings and bankster frauds in return, all in a little central american country the size of peoria...See: recommended for you--"Desenmascarando a Guillermo Lasso y salvataje bancario" Ecuador TV on YOU TUBE.--"Cinthya Viteri vieja...mentirosa"/ ForajidoTV--"Cinthya Viteri, la eterna mentirosa compulsiva"/Javier Solano There you can see in a nutshell the situation of any LatinAmerican country persecuted by its own neo-liberal government to the last corner of their own houses in pursuit of their last penny, while professing to do it "to save the nation from las garras del comunismo".or the biiig baaad narcos, whatever the case...

Don Alejo Garza Tamez, a one man revolution...--There was another guy that took on the setas de rancho in Francisco Murgia in Nieves Zacatecas, killed two, wounded two, and a truck left behind by the tenibles "los setas" who really got tenidos there...

Hey how do you about the guy from zacatecas the took on the zetas, that seems to be a forgoten story, they say it actually was The whole rancho that unloaded their guns on the sicarios he just started the first shot,

I frequent mexico every week end and in some cases matamoros there are no police men they are on the payroll but do not patrol they are to be in the barracks (encuartelados), the only one out were the transitos or policia vial transit police but they did not last they are also in barracks, so having said all that when a MARINE asks the police officer can I trust you..... now imagine you or I, asking or calling for help if the marine himself after a gun fight questions the police officer about his trust, whats to happen to a local citizen or a tourist calling the police and then what you get caught in the middle of the drug war and encajuelado, pozolito, caldo, guiso, asado, ceviche, pick your death type.... no trust in local police if you can find one, no trust in the military the best zetas were all special forces, imagine that,.... that is the problem the ones that do want to call are to afraid to even think about calling,... the sad part is that most includin I agree on dont get involved, dont spread rumors, and if you see anything you did NOT see a thing, get the picture you will live longer dont get involved,.... sad but true......

Should have never inform the police who was the guy hurt.They are on CDS payroll doctors too it was all plan out even red cross and wasn't it an ambush on the Army not Marines would have destroy CDS with heavy fire and choppers

5:18. The first medical center was closed. The second medical center was open though did not have the medical supplies? If these places were on CDS payroll, they would have the medical supplies for these types of events, agree?

10:33 the government's all over mexico vs states and cities have spent billions and billions of DOLLARS in medicines, they were out of date, and shit, but most of them were "clean air prescriptions", only there areally no doctors to treat patients, not even for the military or poolice officers, maybe if they start calling themselves "guvnor" they could get some real medical assistance, if they pay for private treatment out of their own pocket

WELL LET ME SAY THAT IF THE MEXICAN GOV. WAS SERIOUS ON BUSTING AND GETTING RID OF THE FUCKEN LEECHES THEY WOULD PROTECT THE TROOPS. THE TROOPS RIDE IN OPEN TRUCKS LIKE DEAD DUCKS. EVEN A SLING SHOT OR A ROCK CAN TAKE OUT A SOLDIER OR MARINE RIDING IN A OPEN TRUCK......MEXICO BUY THE MRAP FROM THE USA AND PROTECT THE TROOPS.......IF YOU DON'T PROTECT THEM YOU WILL LOOSE THIS FIGHT. LEARN FROM THE AFGHANISTAN WAR.

Because there is no big capos in Tamaulipas like back then Osiel, Tormenta, El Coss, El Kari's, Metro 3, X-20, Z-1,El hummer, Z-40(Nuevo Laredo) all dead or in jail... El Pan helped CDS by doing that. Zetas and CDG ain't what they used to be, so now it's their turn to die or get arrested. Think of how the Colombian government finished el cartel de Medellin 1st and then later el cartel de cali.

10:01 I agree with ralphie, the mexican armed forces have covered themselves with the blood of innocent mexicans too many times, in their symbiotic quest to serve their masters in government for a few scratchings on their military back, real men do not do that.

Citizens have courage to report ilegal activities and help "Roberto" and his men when in trouble as well as help the police and marines however, when "Roberto", his men, Marina or Police sees an armed citizen the immediate action "Roberto" takes is to arrest that citizen.

This is the reason citizens don't report ilegal activities or help. There are repercussions on the citizens when they lend a hand.

2:05 criminals usually think and expect some competition, if they don't know you, you must be with the other side...--meth, grifa, cocaine, heroin, uppers, lsd, mushrooms and mustachioed ladies cause the schizophrenia, bath salts only make you hungry for raw meat right out the face of the fooder, no two face about that. --Mariguanos also turn into rapists or nimphos and go too often for harder drugs, even on the USSR.

5:15 no mames güey, el chapo snatched is the most repeated, reported, popular and better known comment on BB ever.The poster is on the most wanted list now.--next to it was el morroñis, but he is in hiding now, pa eso me gustabas, chickenass morroñis.--Orita el Comandante Perro es el most wanted after them,nobody likes their arses, pero ahi andan de calientes.

Out of topic who knew cjng was not only fighting la hermanas del la rana y el akiles but also fighting los damasos in la baja cjng is now trying to finish the few damaso members who are still there theres a whole article about it on zeta exfeds work for ctng seems to me cjng has been doing an effective cleaning in la tia juana and in jalisco by cuting hands off of people who dont do thing straight

haha few damaso people there?? Damaso and Mayitos have re-alligned along with all of CDS across the country and plazas. We are cleaning up the traitors and clowns per verified list from el patron and your "either with us or against us" Dont believe the media boys...keep an eye out for the "clowns"

Haha miller does not know what he is talking about first of all los damaso hate mayo second of all they havent done anything like that for years right now everybody is aginst them nobody respects them and i will keep my eyes open for you again

Seems like the first responding police officers reported what was happening and where the military were going to the sicarios. Pinche rat police. There ain't one cop to be trusted in Snitchaloa. None!!! There will be hell to pay. Alfredo, Archie and their punkass uncle will be served up on a platter.

@ 9:56. "Seems like the first responding police officers reported what was happening and where the military were going to the sicarios. Pinche rat police." For your frustration and annoyance toward others, This is police officer's job to report prior to entering danger zone for either location or back up to location. In the case of Mexico, this may be true too, although they may prefer witnesses from their own of the event. This way their life or the story of death does not end, even if the one's killing for whatever reason are witnesses too by their own transpiring effects.

I don't feel sorry for them at all, because the Mexican government refuse to ask the U.S for help, in dealing with these blood thirsty cartels members killers, they need to ask the U.S. military for help if they did then their're no place the cartels capos can hide, just by tracking the friends and family members every single one of them would be dead or in jail.

This is so sad. One filthy useless life was not worth the 5 innocent lives lost. I will pray for this man and the marines that passed away, as well as their families. May god give them all the strength and support they need

5:24 What a idiot . Whats the percentage of the people who are killed and kidnapped ? Then a percentage of them had the courage . 99.99999 % are walking around with their head down and their mouth shut hoping not to be noticed .

9:29 one machine gun can help keep 5 000 people at bay, and the US has sent hundreds of thousands of weapons, billions of dollars, warplanes and tanks to keep the mexicans with their heads down, and of course, a few big mouths help them and their sicariato.

He's an absolute idiot. Why does he want citizens to do his job? And why is he blaming the state of Mexico on them? Mexico is in the situation it is because of corruption and pig politicians stealing from the population.

It's a pleasure to see them go down and cry. Governments been fucking with the cartels and people forever. Taking family members to prison ect. Not letting them live. When cartels don't even want problems, you fucked with them, now suffer the consequences.

My thoughts exactly, I second your opinion... how easy it is to see, those who from the comforts of the safety provided to them by people in uniforms, open their mouths only to spout bull shit... if you don't won't or haven't worn a uniform, let's just say, it shows....

4:12 their master provides their house help with uniforms, and then charges the mexicans for the thousands of millions of pesos all their help costs...and sends their military and poolice to murder and extort them all over again.--If nobody supports the military or the poolice, it is because they earned that and worse.